The Clear Spot creates a personal WiFi hotspot that travels with consumers anywhere they happen to be within the CLEAR service area.

Manufactured by CradlePoint, this first Clear Spot device is a portable, battery-powered router that seamlessly connects up to eight WiFi devices to the Internet via CLEAR's mobile WiMAX network.

Customers simply insert their Clear USB Modem (available for $49) into the router and an instant WiFi hotspot is created allowing any WiFi-enabled device to utilize Clear's mobile WiMAX network. With Clear Spot, any existing, off-the-shelf WiFi device (compatible with 802.11b/g) can connect to CLEAR's mobile WiMAX network.

Clear's mobile Internet plans do not require long term service
contracts and can be purchased by the day for just $10, or by the
month, starting at $30 per month. Clear's flexibility and capability
enables consumers, businesses, and government agencies to receive
greater value from the devices they already own. Possible examples
include:

Business Professionals: The pervasiveness of embedded WiFi in
laptops, netbooks, and Macbooks enables business professionals to
receive true broadband Internet service around the city, while mobile,
or at the office.

Emergency Responders: At the scene of an incident, public safety
personnel can use one CLEAR Spot device to set up a mobile command
center for up to eight of their existing laptops. This means they no
longer need to rely on relatively slow cellular modem cards in order to
receive or transmit critical, time sensitive information.

3G Smartphone Owners: Owners of an Apple iPhone 3G and iPod
Touch, select BlackBerry smartphones or Windows Mobile phones, a G1
(Google's first Android phone), as well as the upcoming Palm Pre, could
connect to the Internet at speeds several times faster than their
phones' embedded 3G technology -- without having to find a Wi-Fi
hotspot.

"With CLEAR Spot, we've combined the speed and mobility of our 4G service with the ubiquity of Wi-Fi to create the best possible broadband experience for our customers," said Scott Richardson, chief strategy officer for Clearwire. "While many CE devices will eventually include embedded WiMAX technology, our customers can now easily use their existing Wi-Fi-enabled phones, cameras, game systems, or laptops in compelling new ways. Since CLEAR is a true broadband Internet service, which just happens to be delivered wirelessly, we actually welcome the use of heavy bandwidth data applications that conventional 3G network operators may discourage or simply can't support. In fact, we encourage our customers to use their Wi-Fi-enabled smart phones, or other CE devices, on our open network to receive better Internet connections."

"CradlePoint technology is at the forefront of device interoperability and we are excited to enter the WiMAX ecosystem through our relationship with Clearwire in developing the CLEAR Spot device," said Jack Alton, CradlePoint vice president of sales. "Clearwire's mobile WiMAX network offers an attractive opportunity to expand the reach of our products into a new and growing mobile networking standard while helping the company to expand the value of WiMAX to the wide array of Wi-Fi-enabled devices already in the marketplace."

Wide Range of Devices & Applications

With an all-IP network designed specifically for data, CLEAR's mobile WiMAX service delivers mobile download speeds up to 4Mb per second to any WiFi devices used in conjunction with CLEAR Spot.

Pricing and Availability
As part of a multi-year network build-out plan, Clear's mobile WiMAX service is expected to become available in major metropolitan areas across the U.S., and is currently available in Portland, Oregon. The Clear Spot router, manufactured by CradlePoint, will be available for $139 in early April. The new router is just the first Clear Spot WiFi-enabled device from Clearwire. The company expects to introduce other Clear Spot enabled products in the coming months.

About Clearwire
Clearwire Communications, LLC, an operating subsidiary of Clearwire Corporation, (NASDAQ: CLWR), offers a robust suite of advanced high-speed Internet services to consumers and businesses. As part of a multi-year network build-out plan, Clearwire's 4G service, called CLEAR, will be available in major metropolitan areas across the U.S, and bring together an unprecedented combination of speed and mobility. Clearwire's open all-IP network, combined with significant spectrum holdings, provides unmatched network capacity to deliver next generation broadband access. Strategic investors include Intel Capital, Comcast, Sprint, Google, Time Warner Cable, and Bright House Networks. Clearwire currently provides 4G service, utilizing WiMAX technology in two markets and provides pre-WiMAX communications services in 50 markets across the U.S. and Europe. www.clearwire.com

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